S. Florida bank worker accused of stealing money from customers

A Palm Beach County assistant bank manager has pleaded not guilty to allegations she used her job to steal money from a West Palm Beach doctor and his wife.

Sue Ann Cassidy, 47, of West Palm Beach, came under suspicion when Bank of America investigators contacted the U.S. Secret Service to report unauthorized transfers of money from the couple's accounts into Cassidy's accounts, according to court records.

Cassidy, who worked at the branch in the 6800 block of Okeechobee Boulevard, had worked for the bank since 1996. Investigators said she also violated bank policy by working part-time for the couple, who authorized her to withdraw money from their accounts and bring it to their home.

Investigators later found that Cassidy made 77 unauthorized transfers, totaling $386,500, from the couple's account into 11 of Cassidy's accounts between March 2008 and October 2011. Cassidy confessed to the couple that she had stolen money from them and said she did it because she had financial problems, according to court records.

Cassidy, who has not yet been formally charged, was released on a $50,000 bond.